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Study Finds Early Mental Health Education May Have Lasting Academic and Economic Benefits

Children in red shirts holding signs with positive messages like "Choose Hope" and "Choose Kindness" at Momentous Institute, a Dallas-area nonprofit that has partnered with Center for BrainHealth to research and grow the impact of mental and brain health awareness in early education.

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A recent study conducted by Center for BrainHealth and Momentous Institute reveals promising outcomes from the first efforts to integrate mental health curriculum into Dallas-area elementary schools.Following alums from a pre-K through 5th grade Momentous school, researchers found that early investments in brain and mental health may pave the way for brighter futures, with the study cohort showing lifetime earnings totaling $157 million across this group of former Momentous students. Watch the video below to see the NBC5 news story. Read more about these findings in our Momentous Case Study and take a moment to like this video on LinkedIn

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